September 28 - October 4, 1995

City Week

Thursday 28

HOMELESS WOMEN SPEAK. From a once taboo subject to the latest fad in social consciousness, homelessness has pushed its way into the public discourse like a borrowed shopping cart rattling over uneven asphalt. It makes a noise that's hard to ignore. In conjunction with Project Isaiah, an annual fundraiser/foodraiser for the Community Food Bank, the Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Community Relations Council have put together a show attempting to shift the discourse from the mouths of the unafflicted to those of the homeless themselves. Streets Are for Nobody is an exhibition of photographs and interviews with more than 30 homeless women in Tucson, Boston and Cleveland. This compelling study will dispel at least a few commonly held myths about how people become homeless: As one interviewee says, "You don't get to the streets by yourself. There's a few people that help you get there."

The exhibition opens today and continues through October 31 in the JCC Fine Art Gallery, 3800 E. River Road. There will also be a panel discussion at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, October 1, in which formerly homeless mothers will share their experiences of living on the streets of Tucson. Both the exhibit and the discussion are free, but you might consider a humble donation to the Food Bank in the spirit of the show. Call 299-3000 for information.

Friday 29

TALE TELLING TWO. The second annual storytelling festival, Tales of Arizona...Then and Now, opens this evening with a flurry of color, rhythm and motion with African dance by Juju Bey Ensemble and drumming by Mama Ritmo, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the Arizona State Museum lawn on the UA campus east of the main gate on University Boulevard. Afterwards, wander over to Centennial Hall for "An Evening of Stories," three hours of world-class storytelling by eight nationally-known tale wags and three special guests. Storytelling runs from 7 to 10 p.m., with the first half devoted to listeners ages five and over, who may fall into the early-to-bed category. The second half, aimed at the eight-and-over crowd, will include stories by a flute-playing Apache; world folk tales of justice as told by a lawyer-turned-storyteller; and costumes, song and other figures for your imagination. See the feature story in the Review section for more on the weekend's activities.

Tickets are $7.50 in advance, $3.50 for children under 18, students and seniors, and are available at Centennial Hall and Dillard's. Call 621-3341 for tickets. For information on the festival, call 327-4809 or 621-6302. The opening celebration on the lawn is free.

BALL PLAYING HARP. Celtic harpist and storyteller Patrick Ball casts his spell on Tucson audiences with his traditional brass-strung harp and music of blind, 18th-century master harper Turlough O'Carolan. With tunes ranging from the familiar to the obscure, this is an enchanting mix of spoken-word and musical performance. Concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Tucson Center for Performing Arts, 408 S. Sixth Ave. Advance tickets are $10, $9 for TFTM and KXCI members. Outlets include Hear's Music, Loco Records, Piney Hollow, Bentley's Coffee House and Rainbow Moods. Door tickets--if there are any--will be an additional $2. Ball's last Tucson show was sold out. Call 326-5228 for information.

Saturday 30

MAKE A PACT. Life Thru Art, the fifth annual fundraiser staged by the People with AIDS Coalition of Tucson (PACT for Life), opens at 5 p.m. with cocktails and a silent auction; and continues with a live auction at 7 p.m. at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive. Local artists and some out-of-towners obligingly donated some 220 artworks, a huge leap up from last year's 47. The works are sometimes in the ambitious-amateur category, sometimes in the breath-taking-professional category. And you might make a new discovery while you're up there for a good cause: We still remember the delight of first seeing work by Tucson artist Jeffrey Jonczyk at Life Thru Art a few years back. Now Jonczyk shows at Etherton Gallery. If you don't bid on any artwork, you can always pick up one of the 1996 calendars featuring photos of 58 pieces in the auction. The calendar is $20. Your $20 admission gets you two beverages and food. Bids for the artwork are expected to range from $30 to $5,000. (Artists get to decide on their own minimum bid). All proceeds go to the care of people living with HIV or AIDS. For more info call 770-1710.

FRONT RANGE. Bluegrass fans won't want to miss the return of country music sensation Front Range, on tour for their recently released One Beautiful Day. Expect an exciting arrangement of original material and innovative harmonies, backed up by mandolin, banjo, fiddle and acoustic bass by musicians Bob Amos, Mike Lantz and Roy Lynam. Front Range takes to the stage at 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd St. Advance tickets are $12.50, $11.50 for seniors and members of TBA, TFTM, TKMA or KXCI. All tickets will be $13 at the door. Tickets are available from The Folk Shop, Loco Records, Hear's Music, Zip's-University and Piney Hollow. Call 881-3947 for information or to charge tickets by phone.

Sunday 1

A TASTE OF TUSCANY. Clayton Baum of Remy Amerique presents A Taste of Tuscany, a wine sampling and history of an assortment of whites and reds from the Antitori winery in central Italy. For a mere $20, easily the price of a single bottle, Baum will guide you through the varying shades of oak, grape and sunshine, with samples of nine great wines, with assorted antipasti and bruschetta from the Presidio Grill kitchen. Cleanse your palate at 5:30 p.m. in the Metro Room at Presidio Grill, 3352 E. Speedway. Provided there's still room, reservations will be taken through 3 p.m. today at The Rumrunner, 326-0121.

ARMORY PARK HOME TOUR. This historic downtown neighborhood hosts its 21st annual home tour from noon to 5 p.m., with a celebration in the park featuring food, kids' activities, antique car show, art and live music by South American folk musicians Khenany (from 4 to 6 p.m. in the bandshell). Tour with the kids or give them (and yourself) a break with childcare provided for $2/hour at the Armory Park School, 435 S. Fourth Ave. Tickets for the historic home tour are $6, available at the south end of Armory Park, East 13th Street between South Fifth and Sixth avenues. Call 792-2298 for information.

Monday 2

THE MYSTERY SHOW. Every Monday you can count on Café Luna Loca, 546 N. Stone Ave., to dredge up something weird from the underground vaults of indie filmmakers. The lights go down at 9 p.m., with selections ranging from short films to full-length features. They're over when the credits roll (anywhere from one to three hours later). It's funky, it's obscure and it's free. If you can't stand the anticipation, call 882-4488 for information.

Tuesday 3

BRIGHT, SHINY AND NEW. A new inventors' association has been launched in Tucson, with all local inventors invited to get on board. The Inventors Association of Arizona, Inc., a non-profit, educational group formed for the purpose of assisting Arizona inventors in developing, patenting and marketing their ideas and products, will have its first official meeting at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the PCC District Offices, 4905-C E. Broadway. The meeting will feature a panel of three professional inventors shedding light on their various pitfalls and success stories. Information on membership will also be discussed. Call 748-4906 for information.

Wednesday 4

COLLIER READS. Michael Collier is the author of three books of poetry: The Neighbor, The Folded Heart and The Clasp and Other Poems. UA Poetry Center Director Mark Wunderlich says the reading is a sort of homecoming for the UA alum, who hasn't read his works in Tucson since his graduate school days. "His work is exacting, with a keen edge," says Wunderlich. "He uses almost formal conventions to convey highly emotional themes, combined with a strong sense of narrative." Collier, an award-winning poet, NEA Creative Writing Fellow, world traveler and current professor of English at the University of Maryland, will read from published and unpublished works at 8 p.m. in the Modern Languages Building auditorium on the UA campus. The reading is free and will be followed by an informal reception. Call 321-7760 for information.


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